NATIONAL DEX / #0129

Magikarp

waterFish Pokémon

#0128 Tauros Gyarados #0130

In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.

Height: 0.9 m
Weight: 10 kg
Generation: 1

Defensive matchups

Weaknesses

electric2×

grass2×

Resistances

fire0.5×

water0.5×

ice0.5×

steel0.5×

Immunities

None

Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.

Base Stats

Hp20

Attack10

Defense55

Sp. Atk15

Sp. Def20

Speed80

Total200

Abilities

Swift Swim

Rattled (hidden)

Training

Catch Rate	255 (100.0%)
Base Exp	40
Base Happiness	70
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Water2, Dragon
Gender	50.0% male, 50.0% female
Egg Cycles	5 (1285 steps)

Compare evolutions and forms

Compare Magikarp with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Magikarp.

Base stats and differences
Pokémon	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed	Total
Magikarp	20	10	55	15	20	80	200
Gyarados	95 (+75)	125 (+115)	79 (+24)	60 (+45)	100 (+80)	81 (+1)	540 (+340)

These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.

Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.

Evolution Chain

Magikarp#0129

Level 20

Gyarados#0130

Pokédex Entries

red

In the distant past, it was somewhat stronger than the horribly weak descendants that exist today.

yellow

Famous for being very unreliable. It can be found swimming in seas, lakes, rivers and shallow puddles.

gold

An underpowered, pathetic POKéMON. It may jump high on rare occasions, but never more than seven feet.

silver

For no reason, it jumps and splashes about, making it easy for predators like PIDGEOTTO to catch it mid-jump.

crystal

This weak and pathetic POKéMON gets easily pushed along rivers when there are strong currents.

ruby

MAGIKARP is a pathetic excuse for a POKéMON that is only capable of flopping and splashing. This behavior prompted scientists to undertake research into it.

sapphire

MAGIKARP is virtually useless in battle as it can only splash around. As a result, it is considered to be weak. However, it is actually a very hardy POKéMON that can survive in any body of water no matter how polluted it is.

emerald

Its swimming muscles are weak, so it is easily washed away by currents. In places where water pools, you can see many MAGIKARP deposited there by the flow.

firered

It is virtually worthless in terms of both power and speed. It is the most weak and pathetic POKéMON in the world.

diamond

It is said to be the world’s weakest Pokémon. No one knows why it has managed to survive.